As I was beginning to study my scriptures tonight, I pulled up LDS.org to find a talk I had recently read. Front and center on the home page was the link to this video.
(Don't just read past that link. Watch it. A.S.A.P.)
What a pure, simple, and profound testimony from President Eyring, a apostle and servant of the Lord. I love the quote that follows too:
"I bear testimony that Jesus is the living Christ,
whose Atonement makes it possible for us to be purified and
so be worthy of the companionship of the Holy Ghost.
"I testify that with our faith and diligence,
we can one hay here the words that will bring us joy:
'Well done, thou good and faithful servant.'"
I know that the Savior lives. He loves each and every one of us so perfectly and so completely. He understands our burdens, our worries, and our shortcomings. He can lift us. He can heal us. Because he performed the ultimate sacrifice, the Atonement, he knows how we feel and he knows how to succor us.
What a blessing it is to know these truths. The peace that comes from this can be found know where else. As it says in D&C 19:23,
"Learn of me, and listen to my words;
walk in the meekness of my Spirit,
and you shall have peace in me."
As we strive to come closer to the Savior, we can have the joy and peace that comes from doing so. We cannot make it alone, but we never have to be alone. I love the Savior and I love this gospel.
More updates and college excitement coming soon. :)
